093 - Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
In Episode 93, Gen and Jette kick off their graphic novel book club with Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. This graphic novel memoirs chronicles Bechdel's complex relationship with her father, and she does it with nuance, honesty, and humour. It's a fantastic read and we nerd out a lot on literature, as well as the graphic novel form.
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\nShow Notes:
\nFun Home was adapted as a musical and won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015.
\nAfter finishing Fun Home, we both immediately wanted to read Are You My Mother?, Bechdel's second graphic novel memoir that chronicles, you guessed it, her relationship with her mother.
\nWe go off on a few literary tangents (as you do) and ponder James Joyce, the Fitzgeralds, the Alcotts, and Thoreau, among others.
\nYou may recognize Bechdel's name from the famous Bechdel test, wherein a movie will pass the test so long as two female characters speak to each other about something other than a man.
\nFor more graphic novel content, check out Episode 44: Genre Breakdown \u2014 Graphic Novels
\nOur next episode is a book club episode and we'll be discussing Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo.
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\nOther Books, Authors, and Media Mentioned
\nAlison Bechdel's long-running comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For"
\nPaper Houses by Dominique Fortier
\nLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
\nColette
\nZelda & F. Scott Fitzgerald
\nUlysses by James Joyce
\nHenry David Thoreau
\nThe Wire
\nSix Feet Under
\nAlbert Camus
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